Sunday Post 36

Hello, friends!

Today and Monday I am linking with the following: 
Reading Reality, who hosts Stacking the Shelves

Sunday Post, hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer 

Readerbuzz, who hosts Sunday Salon

The Book Date, who hosts It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

On these blogs you will be able to see links to the posts from others who are participating in these blog hops, and if you're a blogger, you can join too. 

So, summer is here and I cannot wait until fall! I do believe there is something to appreciate in each season, but summer is my least favorite. The thing I appreciate the most about it is that my favorite season comes next!

We did get some much needed rain last week. It was a nice steady rain with no storms, at least not in my area. For the past several days, though, it's been unbearably (for me) humid. It's in the low 80's now, but the dew point makes it feel like it's in the 90's. I'm immensely grateful for books and movies, both of which can be enjoyed in the comfort of A/C!

I did have what I consider a good week of reading. I finished one novella and made good headway in other books I'm reading.

To see how I'm doing with my 2023 bookish challenges, click on 2023 Bookish Challenges on the right sidebar.

RECENTLY FINISHED

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I finished reading Almost Fangmous, by Elle Wren Burke. You can read my review here.

IN PROGRESS

Not If I Date You First, by Krysti Meyer, is still in progress. I'm hoping to finish it this week, but I won't post my review until the release date later in July.

I have about three hours left to listen to in the audiobook format of You Can't Candle the Truth (Glenmyre Whim Mystery 1), written by Sarah E. Burr and beautifully narrated by Melissa Green.  I'm planning to finish listening to it this week. I'll post a review when I'm done.

I almost most done reading Tagged for Death (Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery 1), by Sherry Harris. The Cozy Mystery Book Club meets to discuss this book on Tuesday evening. If you've read the book, come join the fun on YouTube! I will definitely finish it today or tomorrow, then I'll post a review. If you want to read some excerpts from this book, click here and scroll down a bit.

I haven't posted this book in a while, but I'm still reading The Complete Book of Flower Fairies, by Cicely Mary Barker. I finished reading all of the spring poems and I've started reading the summer ones.

In addition to these books, I'll also be reading the summer issue of Bella Grace Magazine. This is my favorite magazine and the only one I subscribe to. I love the seasonal creative non-fiction, lists, and writing prompts in them. I didn't finish the spring issue, so I bookmarked it, shelved it,  and will finish it next spring.

It really bugs me that magazines, especially ones like Bella Grace that are more like books, don't count on Goodreads. I think StoryGraph is the same. What bugs me even more is that coloring books DO count on Goodreads! (I haven't check StoryGraph or other tracking sites for them.) I have no problem with coloring books. I love to color and would be happy to track completed coloring books, of which I have none, along with my other books, but I just don't understand why coloring books count and magazines don't.

UP NEXT

Murder on the Beach: A Destination Murders Short Story Collection is a library book that I'll have for three more weeks, so this is next on my list to read. Most likely, I'll be reading it just for a July 4th getaway (from the comfort of my home)!

I am also going to read Be Careful What You Witch For: Prequel to the Bewitcher's Beach Paranormal Cozy Mysteries. This is a short novella. After I read it, I'll post a review.

So, if I have my act together, I'll be posting three reviews this week, in addition to my regular weekly posts. That's a lot for me, so we'll see how it goes.

Here's the recap of what I've recently posted. If you missed a post you want to read (or if you want to read it again!), just click on the link below. 

• Sunday Post 06/18 - What I've been reading and watching
• Top Ten Tuesday 06/20 - Books on my Summer to-Read List
• Book Review 06/21 - Almost Fangmous, by Elle Wren Burke
• Fun on Friday 06/23 - Book Blogger Hop, Book Beginnings, Friday 56, Feline Friday
• Puzzle 06/24 - Summer Beach theme

I continued watching Season 2 of Once Upon a Time. The last episode in this season that I watched was number 11 and what an emotional cliffhanger at the end!! I'm so glad I don't have to wait a week to watch the next episode. I'll be watching it this evening.

I also watched the first episode of Secret Invasion, the new Marvel series. I know series like this are very popular, but they're just not my thing. Still, I don't want to miss any of the action in the MCU, so I'll see it through. In addition to Secret Invasion, I also watched a few episodes of What If...? (The title has a question mark at the end. Am I also supposed to add a period?) Anyway, this is a cartoon that's very well done if you like to ponder such questions in the MCU. I like the creative thinking involved with this one. the animation is also good. I like the series more than I thought I would.

I really enjoyed all four Hallmark movies I watched last week. Only one was a premiere. The rest were older ones. I'll post my full list of movies watched this month on July 4th, only because that happens to be the first Tuesday of the month.

What's up in your world? Let me know if you have seen any of the above movies or series, or read any of the books I mentioned. Let's chat in the comments!